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Love Thy Neighbor

from Almost September by Chris Peters

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by Chris Peters and Xander Johnson

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I’ve been thinking about every song that I know
—There’ve been songs about money,
‘Bout places to go—
But my favorite songs, they’re love song
Because everyone knows how that goes.

So I’ll sing you a song ‘bout a girl that I knew
But I warn you: this story, it’s pretty much true
And as you can see
If it could happen to me
It could probably happen to you

And maybe someday I’ll forget her
—But it sure is hard
When I can see her front porch
From my backyard—
And we love and we lose
And we try to move on
And we try to forget
All the things that went wrong
But I can’t forget that girl next door

Well it’s hard to believe it was two years ago
That I told her I love her and she said “I know”
When I kissed her I missed
How she whispered my name
I tried calling for weeks; no reply ever came

And I thought we were perfect
I’m sure you’d agree
She was glib, she was smart
She was awkward like me
But we were doomed from the start
—We were better apart—
And it tore out my heart at the seams

And maybe someday I’ll forget her
—But it sure is hard
When I can see her front porch
From my backyard—
And it looks like my heart’s been recovering fine
But it won’t be the same as before she was mine
Cause I can’t forget that girl next door

Well it’s been a few years since that hapless affair
And I’ve learned not to lean on a love that’s not there
Maybe someday she’ll think that she made a mistake
But at least I know my heart’s not easy to break

And maybe someday I’ll forget her
—But it sure is hard
When I can see her front porch
From my backyard—

And I’ve been thinking about every song that I know
—There’ve been songs of regret,
About say-it-ain’t-so—
But I still like the sound of a love song
Because everyone knows how that goes.

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from Almost September, released August 1, 2012
Drums: Owen Evans
Bass: Caleb Chapman
Trumpet: Emily York
Baritone and Tenor Sax: Caitlin Fitzpatrick
Trombone: Molly Gambardella
Piano: JT Lincoln

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